New species of Spinosaurid dinosaur found in Portugal
Feb 25, 2022 18:36:16 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Feb 25, 2022 18:36:16 GMT
It was believed to had been a different species for over twenty years until the mistake was corrected just recently.
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The study, which was co-authored by Octávio Mateus and Darío Estraviz-López, states that this species of spinosaurid was discovered following the re-examination of a fossil unearthed in 1999 at a dinosaur bone park near Cabo Espichel, Portugal.
The initial analysis of the fossil, discovered by amateur paleontologist Carlos Natario, stated it belonged to a Baryonyx walkeri, a theropod that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. However, a more recent examination found it’s actually that of a new species of spinosaurid – the Iberospinus natarioi – that lived 130 million years ago.
The Iberospinus natarioi was 33-feet long and weighed around three tons.
www.thevintagenews.com/2022/02/24/iberospinus-natarioi-discovery/?chrome=1&A1c=1
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The study, which was co-authored by Octávio Mateus and Darío Estraviz-López, states that this species of spinosaurid was discovered following the re-examination of a fossil unearthed in 1999 at a dinosaur bone park near Cabo Espichel, Portugal.
The initial analysis of the fossil, discovered by amateur paleontologist Carlos Natario, stated it belonged to a Baryonyx walkeri, a theropod that lived during the Early Cretaceous period. However, a more recent examination found it’s actually that of a new species of spinosaurid – the Iberospinus natarioi – that lived 130 million years ago.
The Iberospinus natarioi was 33-feet long and weighed around three tons.
www.thevintagenews.com/2022/02/24/iberospinus-natarioi-discovery/?chrome=1&A1c=1
